The City of Stuttgart gives $62,225 to various organizations and groups in the city throughout the year. They budget was approved with $1,500 going to Holman Community Development Corporation, $1,000 to the Stuttgart Planning Commission, $4,415 to Area Agency on Aging, $1,250 to the Arts Center of the Grand Prairie, $10,000 to the Community Organization for Drug Education (CODE), $34,060 to the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie and $10,000 to RSVP.

Department: Street

Advertising $200

Drainage $15,000

Engineer fees $1,500

Equipment: Leases, rent, notes payable $13,000

Equipment: Tools $3,500

Fuel $80,000

Insurance: Fire and casualty $10,000

Insurance: Health $76,836

Maintenance, repairs and supplies $30,000

Medical $500

Miscellaneous $5,000

Office Expense $1,500

Pension: City contribution $53,144

Salaries $363,500

Sidewalk/Gutter projects $4,725

Streets: Paving and repair $6,000

Tax: FICA $22,630

Tax: Medicare $5,292

Tax: Property $300

Tax: Sales and Use $1,000

Taxes: Unemployment $2,500

Training and travel $200

Uniforms $10,000

Utility: Electricity $120,000

Utility: Gas $3,000

Utility: Telephone $3,500

Utility: Traffic lights $15,000

Utility: Water $4,000

Workers Compensation $18,180

Total $762,007

The Public Works Director salary is paid half from the street department budget and half from the solid waste budget for a total of $61,450.22, Stuttgart Finance Officer Jane Jackson said. There are 13 additional employees.

Department: Shop

Equipment: Tools $1,000

Fuel $3,600

Insurance: Health $17,172

Maintenance, repairs and supplies $10,000

Medical $100

Miscellaneous $100

Office Expense $300

Pension: City Contribution $14,444

Salaries $85,000

Tax: FICA $5,355

Tax: Medicare $1,235

Training and travel $100

Uniforms $1,000

Workers compensation $1,995

Total $141,401

The shop manager is paid $17.82 an hour and the department has two additional employees.

Department: S.W.M.S. (Solid Waste)

Advertising $1,100

Engineer fees $30,000

Equipment: Tools $3,500

Fuel $129,500

Insurance: Fire and casualty $15,000

Landfill and tipping fees $265,000

Maintenance, repairs and supplies $165,000

Medical $1,200

Miscellaneous $3,500

Office Expense $8,000

Pension: City contribution $58,240

Salaries $400,000

Tax: FICA $24,800

Tax: Medicare $5,800

Tax: Property $3,000

Tax: Unemployment $11,868

Tax: Sales and use $95,000

Training and travel $1,500

Uniforms $11,000

Utility: Electricity $6,000

Utility: Gas $3,500

Utility: Telephone $6,500

Utility: Water $2,500

Workers Compensation $30,770

Total $1,380,513

The $165,000 budgeted for maintenance, repairs and supplies goes to the purchase of garbage bags, which are distributed to Stuttgart citizens twice a month. The left over is used for regular supplies such as tires, chemicals and parts, according to Jackson.

With $30,725.11 coming out of salaries for half of the Public Works Director's salary the rest is split between the 12 additional employees in the department.

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Advertising $250

Dues and subscriptions $300

Equipment: Lease, rent and payments $125

Equipment: Tools $1,000

Fuel $18,000

Grants $350,000

Insurance: Fire and Casualty $20,000

Insurance: Health $23,400

Maintenance, repairs and supplies $35,000

Medical $125

Miscellaneous $12,000

Office Expense $3,500

Pension: City contribution $18,500

Salaries $145,000

Tax: FICA $8,210

Tax: Medicare $1,920

Tax: Property $20,500

Tax: Sales and Use $4,000

Training and travel $2,000

Uniforms $125

Utility: Electricity $12,000

Utility: Gas $800

Utility: Telephone $3,800

Utility: Water $2,000

Workers compensation $1,600

Total $684,155

The Stuttgart Municipal Airport manager is paid $45,023.94 per year with two full-time positions and one part-time position also paid out of the salary line item, according to Jackson.